Sucks to hear about all of this! I haven't put a ton of miles on the Falkens that came with my wheels, but it's smooth as butter. They are louder than I'd like, but it's a 25 sidewall, of course it's going to be loud. Maybe my suspension takes out all of the vibrations or something?

 

In my expereienec over the years, the only person that is ever deterred in removing the wheels due to wheel locks is the owner of the car - when they misplace the wheel lock key!